A building facade covered with the statues of 11 giants of Tajik literature.

The world's second-tallest flagpole stands proud despite dropping rank.

An entertainment center in a huge transparent tent.

This eatery re-creates dishes from the Ottoman Empire so you can dine like a sultan.

A sober museum housed in the original administrative building of one of Stalin's largest gulags.

A modern tower, symbolizing the legend of a golden egg on top of the tree of life.

This sprawling market is a one-stop shop for traditional Kazakh foods, from mare’s milk to sheep’s head.

A Stalinist prison camp for the wives and children of men accused of betraying the Soviet state is now a memorial museum.

This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.

Beatlemania is still going strong... at least in Kazakhstan.

Deliberately hidden for centuries, the magnificent Saadian Tombs were eventually uncovered in 1917.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

This church built atop a gas station promises to "equip you for the next stage in your life’s journey."

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

A commemorative mural in this tiny Ballard park honors the neighborhood's rich Scandinavian ties, particularly with Seattle's Norwegian sister city Bergen.

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

Seasonal, Pacific Northwest cuisine served in a 101 year old firehouse.